a party rental company has chairs and tables for rent. The total cost to rent 12 chairs and 2 tables is $43. The total cost to rent 3 chairs and 5 tables is $40. What is the cost to rent each chair and each table?

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anonymous · Answer

let the cost of chair be x and the cost of table be y
12x + 2y = 43
3x + 5y = 40
now solve the equations.

anonymous · Answer

do you subtract the equations, or do you need to get x by itself in 1, then substitute

anonymous · Answer

multiply 2nd eq by 4
then 2nd - 1st 
you will have value of y
then use that value to find x